Exchange Web Services (EWS) is being shut down in Exchange Online. Microsoft began phasing it out on October 1, 2026, and will switch it off permanently on April 1, 2027 (MC1227454). Any…
Microsoft Entra is changing how it treats Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) and macOS Platform SSO (PSSO). Starting early October 2026 and finishing in late November 2026, both credentials count as standalone…
Microsoft is rolling out a way for users to set a new Entra password from My Sign-Ins after signing in with a passkey, FIDO2 security key or Windows Hello for Business, with…
A passkey is a cryptographic key pair that replaces your password: the private half stays with you, and the website keeps only the public half, which is useless to an attacker. Introduction:…
Summary Microsoft Entra ID self-service password reset (SSPR) will accept only authentication methods that a user or admin explicitly registered, with enforcement beginning November 7, 2026 and rolling out gradually through mid-November.…
Colleges and universities are under growing pressure to confirm that the people in their systems are who they say they are. In September 2026, Internet2, working with its InCommon identity federation, introduced…
An Entra app registration gives your code an identity that Microsoft Graph accepts: a client ID, a way to prove it (secret, certificate or federated credential), and a set of Graph permissions.…
Microsoft is switching file attachments in external Teams chats from off to on by default, with rollout from late October to late November 2026. Admins who want it off should set the…
If anyone in your organization still signs in to Microsoft 365 or Azure with a texted code or a phone call, a deadline is coming. Microsoft has made passkeys the default sign-in…